1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump
event at the 1999 World Championships
in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
event at the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.
Medalists
Gold | Charles Friedek Charles Friedek Charles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres.... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
Silver | Rostislav Dimitrov Rostislav Dimitrov Rostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49... Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... (BUL) |
Bronze | Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards (athlete) Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.... Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... (GBR) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European TimeCentral European TimeCentral European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 23.08.1999 – 18:00h 23.08.1999 – 18:00h Final Round 25.08.1999 – 20:05h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Qualification
- Held on Monday 23 August 1999 with the mark set on 17.00 metres (6 + 6 athletes)
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1. 16.88 m 2. 16.79 m 3. 16.73 m 4. 16.70 m 5. 16.68 m 6. 16.67 m 7. 16.66 m 8. 16.59 m 9. 16.54 m 10. 16.45 m 11. 16.32 m 12. 16.30 m 13. 16.19 m 14. 15.98 m 15. 15.91 m 16. 15.76 m 17. 15.68 m 18. 15.64 m 19. 15.59 m — NM
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 17.30 m | |
2. | 17.28 m | |
3. | 17.16 m | |
4. | 17.10 m | |
5. | 17.01 m | |
6. | 17.00 m | |
7. | 16.96 m | |
8. | 16.85 m | |
9. | 16.68 m | |
10. | 16.67 m | |
11. | 16.63 m | |
12. | 16.58 m | |
13. | 16.56 m | |
14. | 16.52 m | |
15. | 16.45 m | |
16. | 16.37 m | |
17. | 16.37 m | |
18. | 16.24 m | |
19. | 15.53 m |
Final
RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
17.59 m | ||
17.49 m | ||
17.48 m | ||
4. | 17.32 m | |
5. | 17.29 m | |
6. | 17.10 m | |
7. | 17.10 m | |
8. | 17.00 m | |
9. | 16.89 m | |
10. | 16.88 m | |
11. | 16.59 m | |
12. | 16.53 m |